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  1. The Economist11 min

    GameStop: what it reveals about the US stockmarket

    Alice Fullwood, Henry Kerr

    In early 2021, a coordinated surge by millions of retail investors on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets drove GameStop's stock price to over $450, triggering a historic short squeeze that forced institutional short sellers to absorb massive losses. The volatility caused significant market disruption, including trading restrictions by platforms like Robinhood and intense regulatory scrutiny regarding liquidity management and retail investor protection. While analysts view the event as an isolated phenomenon rather than a broad bubble, it permanently altered market dynamics by highlighting the growing influence of social media-fueled retail trading against traditional Wall Street institutions.